A robber who held up a Coventry bookies at gunpoint has failed to show up at court for his sentencing hearing.

Ian Chambers was due to appear at Warwick Crown Court on Friday after he admitted carrying out the robbery at the William Hill shop, in Far Gosford Street, at around 10.15am on June 28.

He threatened a member of staff before leaving with a quantity of cash taken from the till.

Chambers, 34, of no fixed address, was arrested two weeks after the raid and charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm.

He was due to be sentenced on Friday but his no-show, coupled with other delays around reports being prepared, mean the case has been adjourned until a further hearing on October 26.

William Hill in Far Gosford Street (Image: Google Maps)

Other delays

This isn't the first time the sentencing has been delayed.

Chambers initially appeared at Warwick Crown Court in August where he pleaded guilty to both charges and was due to be sentenced on September 28.

Sentencing was then put back at that hearing due to delays with preparing reports for the court.

When Chambers is finally sentenced, he will also learn his fate in relation to offences linked to a separate incident, including shoplifting, theft, possession of an offensive weapon and handing stolen goods.